Eye repair lab

Giulio Ferrari

Giulio Ferrari

Email: ferrari.giulio@hsr.it
Location: Settore A, Floor 1s

Group leader, Eye repair lab Unit

Dr. Ferrari is a clinician scientist. As a practicing ophthalmologist, he is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of corneal and ocular surface disorders. Upon completion of his MD training (ECFMG certified), he further specialized in Ophthalmology. He then completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at Harvard Medical School, Schepens Eye Research Institute. He also held a clinical appointment at Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary in the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Department. He completed his PhD training in Biology and Molecular Pathology at the University of Parma, Italy.

Dr. Ferrari has authored over 100 peer reviewed publications, including articles, and 2 book chapters. He is a member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, of the International Society for Eye Research and of the European Association for Vision and Eye Research. He serves as Associate Editor for  The Ocular Surface, Translational Vision Science and Technology and as ad-hoc reviewer for 13 peer-reviewed ophthalmology and immunology journals. He also sits in the Molecular and Cellular Medicine Board for the Medical Research Council, UK.

Dr. Ferrari has also served as investigator for clinical trials addressing novel treatments of corneal neovascularization, keratoconus and neurotrophic keratopathy. Among his achievements, Dr. Ferrari has received the first prize for research from the Italian Ophthalmology Society, the Merck-ARVO Innovative Ophthalmology Award in the Ocular Surface category, the Point Guard Bioscience Innovation in Ophthalmology Award and the Pfizer Carl Camras Translational Ophthalmology Award for his work in translational ophthalmology.

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